Post by Dai on Nov 20, 2011 14:58:21 GMT -5
THE APPRENTICE CEREMONY
Leader: All cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath the Highrock for a clan meeting.
*clan arrives*
Leader: Namekit, This is a proud day for Nameclan, by naming apprentices we show that Nameclan will survive and remain strong. Namekit, from now on until you receive your warrior name you will be known as Namepaw.
Leader: [...], you are ready for an apprentice, you will be Namepaw's mentor. I know you will pass on your [...] to Namepaw, and teach him/her the skills that will make her a brave warrior of Nameclan.
Warrior: ( touch noses with your apprentice )
Clan: ( Chant the apprentice's name )
THE WARRIOR CEREMONY
Leader: I, Namestar, leader of NameClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. He has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend him to you as a warrior in his turn. Namepaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior and to protect and defend this Clan, even at the cost of your life?
Apprentice: I do.
Leader: Then, by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. Namepaw, from this moment you will be known as Namename. StarClan honors your bravery and courage, and we welcome you as a full member of NameClan.
*Leader lays her head on new warrior’s shoulder; new warrior licks leader’s shoulder and goes over to other warriors; new name is chanted by Clan.*
THE DEPUTY CEREMONY
Leader: I say these words before the body of Namename, so that his spirit may hear and approve my choice. Namename will be the new deputy of NameClan.
**must be said before the next moon-high
THE LEADER CEREMONY
Cats of StarClan: Welcome, Namename. Are you ready to receive your nine lives?
New Leader: Yes, I’m ready.
Cat #1: With this life I give you (...). Use it well (...)
*Bolt of pain with new life; feeling (...)*
Cat #2: With this life I give you(...). Use it well (...)
*Bolt of pain with new life; feeling (..)*
Cat #3: With this life I give you (...). Use it well (...)
*Bolt of pain with new life; feeling (...)*
Cat #4: With this life I give you (...). Use it well (...)
*Bolt of pain with new life; feeling of speed*
Cat #5: With this life I give you (...). Use it well (...)
*Bolt of pain with new life; feeling (...)*
Cat #6: With this life I give you (...). Use it well (...)
*Bolt of pain with new life; feeling(...)*
Cat #7: With this life I give you (...). Use it well (...)
*Bolt of pain with new life; feeling (...)*
Cat #8: With this life I give you love. Use it well (...)
**this cat should be the cat that the new leader loved the most
*Bolt of pain with new life; not very painful at all; pure love*
Cat #9: With this life I give you nobility and certainty and faith. Use it well as you lead your Clan in the ways of StarClan and the warrior code.
*Bolt of pain with new life; very painful; given by old leader*
*Old leader signals new leader to rise; new leader obliges*
Old Leader: I hail you by your new name, Namestar. Your old life is no more. You have now received the nine lives of a leader, and StarClan grants you the guardianship of NameClan. Defend it well; care for young and old; honor your ancestors and the traditions of the warrior code; live each life with pride and dignity
*StarClan cats chant new leader’s name*
THE MEDICINE CAT APPRENTICE CEREMONY
**In Mothermouth
Medicine Cat: Namepaw, is it your wish to enter into the mysteries of StarClan as a medicine cat?
Medicine Cat Apprentice: It is.
Medicine Cat: Then come forward.
*Apprentice obliges*
Medicine Cat: Warriors of StarClan, I present to you this apprentice. He/She has chosen the path of a medicine cat. Grant him/her your wisdom and insight so that he/she may understand your ways and heal his/her Clan in accordance with your will.
*Lies down before Moonstone and prepares to dreaml*
THE MEDICINE CAT CEREMONY
Medicine Cat: I, Namename, medicine cat of Nameclan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. He/She has trained hard to understand the ways of a medicine cat, and with your help he/she will serve his/her Clan for many moons. Namepaw, do you promise to uphold the ways of a medicine cat, to stand apart from rivalry between Clan and Clan an to protect all cats equally, even at the cost of your life?
Medicine-Cat-To-Be: I do.
Medicine Cat: Then by the powers of StarClan I give you your true name as a medicine cat. Namepaw, from this moment you will be known as Namename. StarClan honors your (...)
*The medicine cat rests his/her muzzle on the top of the new medicine cat's head and the new medicine cat licks his/her shoulder in respect. The other medicine cats chant the new medicine cat's new name*
NAME-CHANGING CEREMONY
Leader: Spirits of StarClan, you know every cat by name. I ask you now to take away the name from the cat you see before you, for it no longer stands for what he/she is. By my authority as Clan leader, and with the approval of our warrior ancestors, I give this cat a new name. From this moment he/she will be known as Namename, for (...)
*Leader lays her head on newly named warrior’s shoulder; newly named warrior licks leader’s shoulder and goes over to other warriors; new name is chanted by Clan.*
ELDER CEREMONY
Leader: Namename, is it your wish to give up the name of warrior and go to join the elders?
Old Warrior: It is.
Leader: Your Clan honors you and all the service you have given us. I call upon StarClan to give you many seasons of rest.
Leader: All cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath the Highrock for a clan meeting.
*clan arrives*
Leader: Namekit, This is a proud day for Nameclan, by naming apprentices we show that Nameclan will survive and remain strong. Namekit, from now on until you receive your warrior name you will be known as Namepaw.
Leader: [...], you are ready for an apprentice, you will be Namepaw's mentor. I know you will pass on your [...] to Namepaw, and teach him/her the skills that will make her a brave warrior of Nameclan.
Warrior: ( touch noses with your apprentice )
Clan: ( Chant the apprentice's name )
THE WARRIOR CEREMONY
Leader: I, Namestar, leader of NameClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. He has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend him to you as a warrior in his turn. Namepaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior and to protect and defend this Clan, even at the cost of your life?
Apprentice: I do.
Leader: Then, by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. Namepaw, from this moment you will be known as Namename. StarClan honors your bravery and courage, and we welcome you as a full member of NameClan.
*Leader lays her head on new warrior’s shoulder; new warrior licks leader’s shoulder and goes over to other warriors; new name is chanted by Clan.*
THE DEPUTY CEREMONY
Leader: I say these words before the body of Namename, so that his spirit may hear and approve my choice. Namename will be the new deputy of NameClan.
**must be said before the next moon-high
THE LEADER CEREMONY
Cats of StarClan: Welcome, Namename. Are you ready to receive your nine lives?
New Leader: Yes, I’m ready.
Cat #1: With this life I give you (...). Use it well (...)
*Bolt of pain with new life; feeling (...)*
Cat #2: With this life I give you(...). Use it well (...)
*Bolt of pain with new life; feeling (..)*
Cat #3: With this life I give you (...). Use it well (...)
*Bolt of pain with new life; feeling (...)*
Cat #4: With this life I give you (...). Use it well (...)
*Bolt of pain with new life; feeling of speed*
Cat #5: With this life I give you (...). Use it well (...)
*Bolt of pain with new life; feeling (...)*
Cat #6: With this life I give you (...). Use it well (...)
*Bolt of pain with new life; feeling(...)*
Cat #7: With this life I give you (...). Use it well (...)
*Bolt of pain with new life; feeling (...)*
Cat #8: With this life I give you love. Use it well (...)
**this cat should be the cat that the new leader loved the most
*Bolt of pain with new life; not very painful at all; pure love*
Cat #9: With this life I give you nobility and certainty and faith. Use it well as you lead your Clan in the ways of StarClan and the warrior code.
*Bolt of pain with new life; very painful; given by old leader*
*Old leader signals new leader to rise; new leader obliges*
Old Leader: I hail you by your new name, Namestar. Your old life is no more. You have now received the nine lives of a leader, and StarClan grants you the guardianship of NameClan. Defend it well; care for young and old; honor your ancestors and the traditions of the warrior code; live each life with pride and dignity
*StarClan cats chant new leader’s name*
THE MEDICINE CAT APPRENTICE CEREMONY
**In Mothermouth
Medicine Cat: Namepaw, is it your wish to enter into the mysteries of StarClan as a medicine cat?
Medicine Cat Apprentice: It is.
Medicine Cat: Then come forward.
*Apprentice obliges*
Medicine Cat: Warriors of StarClan, I present to you this apprentice. He/She has chosen the path of a medicine cat. Grant him/her your wisdom and insight so that he/she may understand your ways and heal his/her Clan in accordance with your will.
*Lies down before Moonstone and prepares to dreaml*
THE MEDICINE CAT CEREMONY
Medicine Cat: I, Namename, medicine cat of Nameclan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. He/She has trained hard to understand the ways of a medicine cat, and with your help he/she will serve his/her Clan for many moons. Namepaw, do you promise to uphold the ways of a medicine cat, to stand apart from rivalry between Clan and Clan an to protect all cats equally, even at the cost of your life?
Medicine-Cat-To-Be: I do.
Medicine Cat: Then by the powers of StarClan I give you your true name as a medicine cat. Namepaw, from this moment you will be known as Namename. StarClan honors your (...)
*The medicine cat rests his/her muzzle on the top of the new medicine cat's head and the new medicine cat licks his/her shoulder in respect. The other medicine cats chant the new medicine cat's new name*
NAME-CHANGING CEREMONY
Leader: Spirits of StarClan, you know every cat by name. I ask you now to take away the name from the cat you see before you, for it no longer stands for what he/she is. By my authority as Clan leader, and with the approval of our warrior ancestors, I give this cat a new name. From this moment he/she will be known as Namename, for (...)
*Leader lays her head on newly named warrior’s shoulder; newly named warrior licks leader’s shoulder and goes over to other warriors; new name is chanted by Clan.*
ELDER CEREMONY
Leader: Namename, is it your wish to give up the name of warrior and go to join the elders?
Old Warrior: It is.
Leader: Your Clan honors you and all the service you have given us. I call upon StarClan to give you many seasons of rest.
